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Examples of alarm clock in a Sentence
She set the alarm clock for six o'clock.
The alarm clock went off at six o'clock.
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Then explore sleep trackers and smart alarm clocks that wake you up at the optimal point in your sleep cycle.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Those interested in, say, an alarm clock based more on mimicking natural light, or in the market for a sleep tracker that attempts to capture our various sleep stages, would need a more complex device.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 29 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1662, in the meaning defined above
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“Alarm clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alarm%20clock. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
alarm clock
noun
: a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at any desired time
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